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Halvorson founded Brain Traffic, a content strategy consultancy, in 2007.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson {{!}} Meet Our Weirdos|url=https://ourweirdosmightbe.yourweirdos.com/haveyoumet/kristina-halvorson/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=ourweirdosmightbe.yourweirdos.com|language=en}}</ref>


Halvorson founded Brain Traffic, a content strategy consultancy, in 2007.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson {{!}} Meet Our Weirdos|url=https://ourweirdosmightbe.yourweirdos.com/haveyoumet/kristina-halvorson/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=ourweirdosmightbe.yourweirdos.com|language=en}}</ref> A few years later in 2011, she launched Confab, a Minneapolis-based content strategy conference.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The past, present and future of UX writing and content design - an interview with Kristina Halvorson.|url=https://www.strings.design/blog/the-past-present-and-future-of-ux-writing-and-content-design-an-interview-with-kristina-halvorson|access-date=2021-12-03|website=www.strings.design|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, Halvorson authored the first book on the topic of content strategy on the web, Content ''Content Strategy for the Web'',<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Rosenbaum|first=Steven|date=2010-04-12|title=Filter or Be Flooded: Do You Need a Content Strategist?|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1614032/filter-or-be-flooded-do-you-need-content-strategist|access-date=2021-12-03|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}</ref> and is credited as being the foundation of the industry. That same year, she initiated the first Content Strategy Consortium and was the keynote speaker at first Content Strategy Forum in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson {{!}} Keynote Speaker {{!}} AAE Speakers Bureau|url=https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/kristina-halvorson|access-date=2021-12-03|website=www.aaespeakers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson {{!}} Peachpit|url=https://www.peachpit.com/authors/bio/450C2DBA-EA29-4630-910D-0663B74301B4|access-date=2021-12-03|website=www.peachpit.com}}</ref>


In 2011, Halvorson launched Confab, a Minneapolis-based content strategy conference.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The past, present and future of UX writing and content design - an interview with Kristina Halvorson.|url=https://www.strings.design/blog/the-past-present-and-future-of-ux-writing-and-content-design-an-interview-with-kristina-halvorson|access-date=2021-12-03|website=www.strings.design|language=en}}</ref>
She is the author of ''Content Strategy for the Web'' and hosts The Content Strategy Podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson - Button: The content design conference|url=https://www.buttonconf.com/speakers/kristina-halvorson|access-date=2021-12-03|website=www.buttonconf.com}}</ref> She has appeared as a featured speaker at conferences worldwide.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Learn from Kristina Halvorson's Courses on Frontend Masters|url=https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/kristina-halvorson/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=frontendmasters.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson|url=https://womentalkdesign.com/speakers/kristina-halvorson/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=womentalkdesign.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

She is the host of The Content Strategy Podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson - Button: The content design conference|url=https://www.buttonconf.com/speakers/kristina-halvorson|access-date=2021-12-03|website=www.buttonconf.com}}</ref> She has appeared as a featured speaker at conferences worldwide,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Learn from Kristina Halvorson's Courses on Frontend Masters|url=https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/kristina-halvorson/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=frontendmasters.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kristina Halvorson|url=https://womentalkdesign.com/speakers/kristina-halvorson/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=womentalkdesign.com|language=en-US}}</ref> including ] (SXSW).<ref name=":3" />


Halvorson teaches a course on content strategy on Frontend Masters.<ref name=":2" /> Halvorson teaches a course on content strategy on Frontend Masters.<ref name=":2" />

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Kristina Halvorson
Alma materSt. Olaf College
OccupationEntrepreneur, author, podcaster
Children2
Websitebraintraffic.com

Kristina Halvorson is an American writer, entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, and expert on the subject of content strategy. She is the founder and CEO of Brain Traffic.

Career

Halvorson founded Brain Traffic, a content strategy consultancy, in 2007.

In 2009, Halvorson authored the first book on the topic of content strategy on the web, Content Content Strategy for the Web, and is credited as being the foundation of the industry. That same year, she initiated the first Content Strategy Consortium and was the keynote speaker at first Content Strategy Forum in Paris.

In 2011, Halvorson launched Confab, a Minneapolis-based content strategy conference.

She is the host of The Content Strategy Podcast. She has appeared as a featured speaker at conferences worldwide, including South by Southwest (SXSW).

Halvorson teaches a course on content strategy on Frontend Masters.

Personal life

Halvorson lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her two children. She is active on Twitter.

She also advocates for a healthy workplace.

References

  1. ^ "Kristina Halvorson - An Event Apart". aneventapart.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  2. ^ "Kristina Halvorson | Meet Our Weirdos". ourweirdosmightbe.yourweirdos.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ Rosenbaum, Steven (2010-04-12). "Filter or Be Flooded: Do You Need a Content Strategist?". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. "Kristina Halvorson | Keynote Speaker | AAE Speakers Bureau". www.aaespeakers.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  5. "Kristina Halvorson | Peachpit". www.peachpit.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  6. "The past, present and future of UX writing and content design - an interview with Kristina Halvorson". www.strings.design. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  7. "Kristina Halvorson - Button: The content design conference". www.buttonconf.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  8. ^ "Learn from Kristina Halvorson's Courses on Frontend Masters". frontendmasters.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  9. "Kristina Halvorson". womentalkdesign.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  10. "kristina@braintraffic.com". UX Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-03.


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